Safety sadiron holder



May l5, 1923.

. 1,455,026 H. L. JORGENSEN ET AL SAFETY' SADIRON HOLDER FiledfJune 29. 1916 'i llllllll Patented May 15, 19253..

HANS L. .rom-msm Ar. ,.-1

I N. YOULIN, F CHICAGQ, ILLmOIS.

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'Application filed June 29, 1918. Serial No. 106,622.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, HANs L. JoneENsEN and ALEXANDRE N.' POULIN, citizens of the United States,'residing at Chicago, in the 5 county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Safety Sadiron Holders, ot which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a rest device for sad irons or fiat irons which shall not only serve toghold the iron when it is not in use,but it shall also secure l5 the iron in such a manner to the ironin board as to prevent it from being overturned or from falling when the board is jarred, shaken or even tilted at a considerable angle. The invention consists in the features of construction and their combination hereinafter described and shown in the drawings as indicated by the claims.

In the drawings V Figure 1 is a top plan view with a small portion in section andillustrating a device embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken as indicated at linel 2-2 on Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken as indicated at line 3&3, on Figure 2. Figure 4 is a detail plan view of a spring adjusting device. v

As shown in the drawings, this device is designed to be constructed of sheet metal, but it will be understood that the invention is not limited to this type of construction. To provide the desired rigidity and security for the flat iron or sad iron, the rest is arranged to be attached to the ironing board which is indicated in dotted lines at A on Figure 2. The horizontal base plate, 1, has a downwardly-bent lug, 2, at one end which Vis continued as a horizontal tubular arm, 3, fitted with a hook, 4, itor engaging one edge of the board, A. .At the other end of the plate, 1, a downwardly-bent lug, 5, is apertured to serve as a guide for the rod, 6, carrying at its outer endA the hook, 7, which engages the opposite edge of the board, A. The rod, 6, is also guided in the bore of the arm, 3, and has coiled about it between the lugs, 2 and 5, a spring, 9, which reacts against the lug, 5, and against a cross pin, 10, in the rod, 6, so as to furnish a yieldin resistance to the extension of the rod, an

provides a yielding clamping action by which the hooks, 4 and 7, may engage the board,-A. The cross pin, 10, extends through the rod, 6, somewhat obliquely so as to pass easil between the coils of the spring, 9, and it will be seen that by rotating the spring, 9, they cross pin, 10, may be threaded along the spring so that its normal distance from the lug, 5, ma be thus varied, and the noretween the hooks, 4 and 7, will be correspondingl varied to adapt the device to boards of dlyerent widths.

The -base plate, 1, is provided with legs, 11, dimensioned to rest directly on the surmal dlstance face of the board, A, and thus support the weight carriedl byA the holder. To position the fiat iron on the holder there are provided lateral guard members, 12, inturned at their upper edges as shown at 13, and preferably connected to the base plate, 1, in a manner which shall permit ad'ustment of vthe guards, 12, to lit irons of di erent sizes.

The expedient shown in the drawings comprises a central yclamping` plate, 14, secured to the base plate, 1, by screws, 15, and formed with non-parallel and converging lateral flanges, 16, engaging the corresponding lugs, 17, on the guards, 12, as shown in Figure 6. By reason of the taper or divergence of the flanges, 16, the distance between the guards, 12, may be varied by sliding them longitudinally on the base, 1, with their lugs, 17, thus engaged between the flanges, 16, of the clamping plate,l14, a

and when they are positioned to provide the desired'distance they may be clamped in adjusted position' by tightening the screws, 15. As shown, the lateral guards, 12, are formed to provide horizontal rest surfaces at 18, for the marginal portions of the bottom of the fiat iron, and the surfaceof the clamping plate, 14, is arran ed in substantially the same plane as sur aces, 18, so that if the heads of the screws, 15, are countersunkin the plate, 14, this plate and the surfaces, 18, together constitute the supporting surface for ythe iat iron when it is engaged in the holder. To guard the iron against slipping out backwardl in case the board,A A,

is tilted, the base p ate, 1, is turned up to form flanges, ,19, positioned to engage the heel of the iron, and extendingjust slightly above the surfaces, 14 land 18, so that the iron may be easily disengaged by slightly raising it and withdrawing ,it from the holder. y

The lateral guards, 12, with inturned ends,

- the iron in the 13, for engaging the upper surface of the body of the iron may be of sufficiently yielding material so that even though adjusted to fit snugly around the iron they will bend slightly when the heel of the iron is lifted to pass over the flanges, 19.

We claim c 1. A sad iron holder comprising a rest to support the iron; two sets of guarding means, one set comprising parts positioned for direct contact and in opposition, both to lateral and longitudinal displacement of plane of its bottom face, the other set extendmg over and in contact with the upper surface of' the iron, said other set comprising flexible parts adapted to yield upon upward bodily movements of the iron from the rest to clear one of the parts of the rst mentioned guarding means .for the entry and withdrawal of the iron onto and o'ff from the rest.

2. The construction defined in claim 1 foregoing, in which the movable guarding means is yieldinglymovable, tending normally to return to its guarding position.

3. rIhe construction defined in claim 1 foregoing, in which the second guarding lio means is carried by parts of the first guarding means and positioned to overhang the iron, said carrying parts being adapted to yield in the direction of the plane of the face of the iron for carryin the second means outwardly, away 'from t e upper surface of the iron.

4;. In the construction defined in claim 1 foregoing, the first of said guarding means comprising a heel guard which is low relatively to the hei hth of the body of the iron, the second guarfgling means being adapted to yield upwardly to permit the heel of the iron to pass over said low heel guard.

5. In the construction defined in claim 1 foregoing, the first of said guarding means comprising a heel ard which is low relatively to the thickness of the body of the iron, the second guarding means consisting of inwardly turned extremities of the parts of the first guarding means which oppose the lateral displacement. of the iron, said parts, including said inturned extremities, being elastically yielding to permitthem to open upwardly and outwardly upon upward pressure of the iron when tilted up on the toe with respect to the rest to permit the heel of the iron to rise above the heel stop so as to be withdrawn rearwardly from the holder. V

6. In the construction defined in claim 1, the first guarding means comprising an unyielding heel guard which is low relatively to the thickness of the iron and which projects up from the rest ina direction for positively and directly opposing the withdrawal of ,the iron; whereby such withdrawal is prevented until after the iron ciated with said rest and adjustable for varying thekdistance between them to accommodate various sizes of irons, together with means for securing said guards 1n adjusted position. n

9. A flat iron holder comprising a rest for the iron, lateral guard members slidablyengaged ,with said rest to permit of adjustment for varying the distance between said guards, and means for clamping said guards to the rest in adjusted position.

`10. A flat iron holder comprising a rest for the iron composed of a base plate and a clampin plate secured to the top of said base p ate, together with lateral guard members extending vertically for engaging the sides of the iron, and havingi horizontally disposed portions gripped between said base plate and clamping plate whereby said lateral guards may be adjusted for varying the distance between them, and may Abe frictionally clamped in adjusted position. t

1l. A fiat iron holder comprising a rest for-the iron, includin a base late, vertical guards positioned or laterallly engaging the iron, a clamping platemounted on top of said base plate with downturned guide flanges converging longitudinally of the holder, said lateral guards having horizontally extending portions engaged under said guide flanges of the clamping plate, and verticalguide flanges on said horizontal portion engaged inside said ide flanges of the clamping plate whereby ongitudinal movement of the lateral guards with respect to the clamping plate will vary the distance between them, and means for securin the clamping plate to hold the guards at a justed position. j

12. A fiat iron holder comprising a rest for the iron, a hook rigidly associated therewith and adapted for engaging one edge of an ironing board, an apertured guide on the rest, a rod slidable in said .guide and formed with a hook at its outer end adapted for engaging the opposite edge of such ironing board, said rod being providedV with an abutment, and a spring coiled about said rod with such abutment engaged between its coils, one end of such spring being stopped against the apertured guide, and the spring being free for rotationv on the rod for adjusting the position of f the abutment in the spring to vary the efective length of such spring.

13. A fiat-iron holder comprising a rest for theiron and means forsupportlng such rest on an ironing board and s aced therefrom, together with a hook riidly asso-y a hook adapted to engage the opposite ed e ofthe board, and a spring housed in t e said space betweenthe rest and the board l5 and arranged to react upon said rod for yieldingly drawing the hooks toward each i other.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands at Chicago, Illinois, this 10th lday of June, 1916.

HANS L. JORGENSEN. ALEXANDRE N. POULIN. 

